Cheesy Cauliflower ‘Bread' Sticks

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    312

On a low carb diet or not, these little taste sensations will surprise and awe you! SO yummy, so fragrant and so more-ish. You should probably stock up. Serve on their own with a dipping sauce (I suggest a chunky tomato sauce) or with soup of choice.

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/cheesey-cauliflower-breadsticks

recipe updated Jan 12, 2022

Ingredients

  • Cauliflower icon
    Cauliflower
    1
  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    100 g
  • Cheddar cheese icon
    Cheddar cheese
    300 g
  • Rosemary icon
    Rosemary
    2 sprigs
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Ceramic baking dish - 13 x 9 x 2"
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
  2. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper then set aside
  3. Place cauliflower florets into Thermomix bowl, but only enough to fill the bowl to halfway
  4. Chop with MC on - 1 sec, speed 6
  5. Remove cauliflower ‘rice’ from bowl and place into a ceramic baking dish, removing any un-chopped pieces and returning them to the Thermomix bowl
  6. Repeat this process until all of the cauliflower is chopped
  7. Bake - 18 min, 160°C
  8. Let cool slightly - 15 min
  9. Increase oven temperature to 220°C
  10. Take half of the cooked cauliflower and place into the centre of a large tea towel
  11. Squeeze all the moisture out of the cauliflower by pressing and twisting on the tea towel over a bowl
  12. Discard or you can reserve the liquid for another use (it is the perfect vegetarian stock)
  13. Tip out the ‘dough’ remaining and repeat until all the cooked cauliflower has been squeezed dry
  14. Add parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and garlic clove to the TM bowl
  15. Mill with MC on - 10 sec, speed 9
  16. Add rosemary
  17. Chop with MC on - 4 sec, speed 9
  18. Add egg and black pepper
  19. Stir with MC on - 5 sec, speed 5
  20. Remove about 1 cup of the cheese mixture and set aside
  21. Add cauliflower dough to the remainder and mix 10 sec/speed 4 with the aid of the spatula
  22. Press the mixture onto prepared tray, forming a rectangle shape as neatly as possible
  23. Bake until light golden - 12 min
  24. Sprinkle with remaining cheese mix
  25. Return to the oven for a further 10-12 minutes until golden and sizzling on top
  26. Cool at least 15 minutes
  27. Cut into breadsticks and serve on their own with a dipping sauce or soup
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